Chiang Mai: Cultural Justice in the Creative City

Using creative city initiatives to further cultural and environmental justice agendas in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

creative citiesZayd MintyJuly 26, 2018South east asia, chiang mai, creative city, culture, cultural development, cultural justice, sustainability, artComment

Aesthetics of the Public: Cities in Vietnam

Our urban lives and spaces are shaped by our traumas and dreams. How is this expressed in Vietnamese cities? What is the role of our artists and heritage institutions?

cultural infrastructureZayd MintyApril 19, 2018vietnam, city, art, arts, public space, architecture, South east asia, urban, culture, visual arts, museums, heritageComment

The First Mural Village in Vietnam

Mural Villages as a cultural policy instrument? Exploring the possibilities and the pitfalls: the case of the Tam Thanh fishing village in Tam Ky, Vietnam.

public artZayd MintyApril 12, 2018vietnam, tam ky, global south, South east asia, sustainability, public space, public art, murals, neighbourhood, art, visual arts, cultureComment

The Bandung Creative City Experiment

Bandung is a unique creative city experiment, developed by citizens from its creative sector, and adopted by its municipality.

creative cities, participatory governanceZayd MintyOctober 5, 2017bandung, Indonesia, creative economy, creative city, creative industry, creativity, innovation, urban, public space, cities, citizen action, global south, South east asia

Culture and Socially Engaged Practices in Yogja

Yogja's dense cultural ecosystem supports a myriad of collectives and projects engaging in innovative, socially engaged practices.

participatory governance, socially engaged practiseZayd MintySeptember 20, 2017yogyakarta, Indonesia, social justice, global south, art, culture, cultural development, cultural leadership, collectives, city, urban, archives, heritage, South east asia, sustainability

Yogyakarta: A City on the Edge

Introducing Yogja as a city of culture and education: challenged economically and environmentally, but with a dense ecosystem of cutting edge arts practice.

socially engaged practiseZayd MintySeptember 13, 2017Indonesia, Yogyakarta, arts, culture, sustainability, city, urban, heritage, South east asia, global south, arts spaces, cultural policy, cultural centersComment

Bersama Sama: Togetherness as a strategy for sustainable cultural change in Indonesia

Collectivization, as a strategy to address sustainability through culture, is rooted in Indonesia's complex history.

participatory governance, post-colonialismZayd MintySeptember 7, 2017Indonesia, culture, art, city, urban, South east asia, global south, creativity, colonialism, sustainabilityComment

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